by Josh | Jan 19, 2022 | Mortgage Blog
Welcome to 2022. With ongoing uncertainty in the world what can we expect to see in 2022?
The story of 2021 was dominated once again by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and now that we are in the 3rd calendar year of the pandemic, what can we expect as the world hopefully moves on from the health and financial disaster of the past two years?
by Josh | Dec 17, 2021 | Mortgage Blog
As another year comes to an end, it’s time to look back at the year but also to wish you a merry Christmas! 2021 has been an interesting year! Lots of ups, and lots of downs. Not just interest rates, but hopes and expectations. In the first part of the year, we saw some of the lowest fixed interest rates ever seen in Canada.
by Josh | Dec 6, 2021 | Mortgage Blog
If you are on the verge of buying your first rental property and becoming a landlord, congratulations are in order. You are about to put your money into one of the most time-tested investment options you will ever find. Rental property, if done right, can become the foundation for building personal prosperity and generational wealth.
by Josh | Nov 10, 2021 | Mortgage Blog
For a long time not a lot of obvious benefit to choosing a variable mortgage rate because relatively the fixed rates were just as low! Since 2008 when rates bottomed out as a result of the sub-prime mortgage bubble burst, we have not seen the bank of Canada rate more than 1.5% higher than it is today.
by Josh | Sep 28, 2021 | Mortgage Blog
Canada just finished a federal election where really nothing changed. With the election results back, and a recent Bank of Canada update, what can we expect in the Real Estate and Mortgage Market?
Early in September, and mid-way through the Election campaign, the Bank of Canada made it’s sixth interest rate decision and announcement of the year. Once again, like the election, nothing changed.